According to a UNM press release, the University sends students nationwide in a program formed around the interrelated ideas of scholarly research, faculty mentoring and community support networks.
According to a UNM press release, a project to install new LED lighting in the UNM South Parking Lot will have students feeling much safer in the early morning and evening hours. The project is already underway and is scheduled for completion at the end of September.
According to a University press release, a researcher from UNM’s School of Engineering will serve as lead investigator on a three-year study, funded by the National Science Foundation, to examine links among some common and incurable neurodegenerative disorders.
A class that was started over 30 years ago by New Mexico author Tony Hillerman continues to bring local writers to UNM campus. This semester, the lineup includes poet Hakim Bellamy, Western writer Melody Groves and comedian Eddie Tafoya.
UNM Parking and Transportation Services launched a brand new nighttime shuttle service route this past Monday, meeting the demand of many students who have enrolled in evening classes in recent semesters. The new route is a direct result of feedback from students parking on one end of campus who have to walk far to classes on the other side, according to Barbara Morck, director of PATS.
The Associated Students of UNM, Chartwells and UNM Food Services have partnered to offer a new scholarship providing "Food 4 Lobos." The trio of organizations are collaborating to create two new, needs-based scholarships that will provide students with a full-year meal plan, allowing them to eat at La Posada and other locations on campus.
Construction for Albuquerque Rapid Transit is expected to begin in early September, and the city and UNM are making plans to ensure traffic runs smoothly during the project. Detailed plans are in place designed to keep one lane of traffic open in each direction during construction said, said ART Spokeswoman Joanie Griffin.
On Tuesday the Party for Socialism and Liberation gathered at a county commissioners meeting demanding justice for Suzie Chavez, the prison inmate assaulted by officers at Albuquerque Metropolitan Detention Center last year.
The UNM Bookstore has actively worked to reduce textbook costs in recent year, the average price dropping from $88 to $69 per book, according to Bookstore Director Carrie Mitchell. The Bookstore’s business practices have undergone a number of changes to increase affordability for students, including where it purchases textbooks from.
Planning and pre-development on a sports entertainment complex in the shadow of University Stadium is progressing, with construction expected to begin early next year on a project that is currently bigger than originally was expected.
According to data gathered by UNM's marketing team, the average person has a shorter attention span than a goldfish. In line with that, the University's goal with branding is keeping the promotional message candy-coated but to the point.
UNM’s Children’s Campus hosted its third annual Early Childhood Seminar last weekend. The child care center, which currently enrolls 300 children, closed Friday for the first day of the seminar. According to the center's website, the seminar brought in speakers Christy Isbell, a pediatric occupational therapist who’s talks focused on sensory integration techniques, and Gigi Schweikert, an early childhood expert whose talks focused on supporting and guiding behavior.
UNM is to be in compliance with a new federal regulation that extends overtime pay to some of its employees. The new policy of the Fair Labors Standard Act will go into effect Dec. 1, potentially extending overtime pay to over four million workers nationally. Meanwhile, UNM is re-classifying some exempt and non-exempt employees and focusing on tracking employee hours. The current FLSA regulation is that employees earning $23,660 or less per year and performing certain job tasks were entitled to overtime pay.
A NASA-led study of a Four Corners methane “hot spot” has found that approximately half of the leaked methane emissions in the region are coming from just 10 percent of individual sources. The “hot spot” was detected by researchers in past observations from a European satellite, according to an official release from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. This recent study has made it possible to quantify the magnitude of the overall emissions as well as the magnitudes of its sources.
A campus-wide internet outage on the first day of classes caused headaches across UNM for everyone from IT personell, bookstore employees and, most importantly, students and teachers whose access to internet is crucial to learning. “It is very rough for a first day,” said Networks Director Steve Perry.
Libertarian Presidential Candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson returned on Saturday afternoon to host a campaign rally, where he preached a message of optimism for the future of a country he could potentially be the president of. Speakers at the event – which was attended by several hundred supporters at the Albuquerque Convention Center – included Sen.
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UNM’s Political Science Department has partnered with the New Mexico Holocaust and Intolerance Museum to allow students the opportunity to earn up to three hours of political science credit for an unpaid internship. The museum has no state or federal funding, instead relying on volunteers, museum representative Jerry Small said.
The UNM Board of Regents convened on Thursday for their final deliberations before students arrive to campus for the fall semester, allowing UNM administrators the opportunity to provide updates on new and ongoing initiatives.
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